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Sergio Garcia compared choosing between a green jacket and the Claret Jug to picking a favourite parent as he goes in search of glory at The Open.

The Spaniard broke his major duck at the Masters in April to finally rid himself of the 'nearly-man' tag acquired after numerous heartbreaking close calls.

Many of those came at golf's oldest major, where he has twice been a runner-up amid 10 top-10 finishes.

Asked to pick between winning at Augusta and prevailing at The Open this week at Royal Birkdale, Garcia said: "It's difficult to say. I think they're both amazing.

"At the moment, the green jacket means more because I have it, but everybody knows how much I love the Open Championship and I would love to at least have one of them before I kind of hang up the boots.

"So definitely it's something that I would like to achieve and we're going to give it a shot this week.

"But that's like saying: 'Who do you love more, your dad or your mum?' So it's a difficult question to answer."